I agree that green energy policy (ang green everything) will be a big source of trouble for LENR generators. those regulation are not rational, nor efficient, by design (they are subsidies, and dogmatic). LENR, as it looks, is simply efficient.
as I've already discuss with you, I know an old method consisting to habe an asynchronous generator on a grid, or a frequency controlled synchronous generator. today maybe electronic inverters could be more efficient, especially if you integrate the cost to compensate phase shift of async... so stupid "made for green energy" regulation, that force a technical solution, will be a problem. anyway, maybe we can turn around the stupid regulation, because LENR don't need subsidies, don't need forced buying by grid... LENR can sell at a price that the grid love, at a date that the grid demand. maybe there is no need of a forced buying, if the grid can propose a smart-grid controler, and smart price. a network of CHP could make the grid much more stable if they behave like a gang, and not so solo. by the way, I feel that you, aussi guy, don't love the grid. I can undestand that in a low density zone, with expensive and unreliable grid. same for american mid-west. however in europe, asia, or us coast, the grid is really a value. the only problem these days is that in europe solar and wind energy is killing the grid stability. recently poland have said that it will refuse to accept german solar/wind energy at some time, because it destabilize the grid, since nuclear plant are stopped... in france we start to have similar problem (increase of rate of breakdown), despite the very good grid. I really feel that LENR CHP (small and medium) can, opposite to solar/wind, stabilize the network naturally (it produce more when there are needs, naturaly), and on-demand (CHP can be temporarily activated, or blocked, because heating can be delayed/maintained a little). collaborating with the grid can make the total price of electricity much lower, that autonomous LENR. on low density, expensive grid, I agree that no-grid solution can be better, because an triple sized generator may be less expensive that a 20km 20kV line+transformer. smart local grid for "village" can also be an intermediate solution, and with smart grid and LENR it can be much more easy than with todays technology. decision should be based on cost. 2011/12/6 Aussie Guy E-Cat <[email protected]> > ssie FITs require the grid to be fed via a grid connect inverter and the > inverter fed by a "Renewable" energy source. I doubt LENR would qualify. No > reason to generate DC and then feed the grid and the home from an expensive > solid state inverter. Plain old simple PM based Ac alternator delivering 50 > Hz at 240 Vac will do nicely. > >
